Snaith Tomb Circa 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Tomb.
Snaith Tomb Circa 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- waiting-porch-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 235 452
- Coordinates
- 54.80192, -1.6359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Snaith tomb, located approximately 7 metres south of the east end of the Church of St. Michael, is a chest tomb likely dating from the late 17th century. It commemorates John Snaith and his wife Frances. The tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a slab with a moulded edge. The end supports are adorned with double cord-moulded edges and a prominent low-relief skull with cross-bones. The sides of the tomb are damaged, retaining only the corner cord-moulding. The top of the tomb is partly eroded and includes a small incised cross at the head of a long inscription, which is inscribed in letters characteristic of the late 17th or early 18th century.
Local climate
Snaith Tomb Circa 7 Metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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